The Poor Wretch of the Mu Family

In the most prosperous belt of the Yun City center stood a tall skyscraper, which was the headquarters of the Bao Group.

"Boss, I heard that you skipped work yesterday to accompany sister-in-law to go shopping and that you even brought home almost the entire shopping mall!" said Gong Zeye excitedly.

Bao Junyan swept him an aloof side-glance.

"It looks like you like her a lot!" The former blinked his eyes flirtatiously at him and then, as if a huge weight had been lifted off of his chest, added, "We were all very worried that you'd never like someone else and get into a relationship ever again! I didn't expect our sister-in-law to be such a charming person!

"Your taste in women, however, seemed very different from before! You used to like women who are glamorous, proud, confident, and competitive, but now, you prefer the obedient and cutie type.

"Speaking of which, we received quite a shock when you picked the poor wretch of the Mu family. Her status was the lowest among all those socialites there."

"The poor wretch of the Mu family?" He lifted his head at that.

"Yup. You were living in the Imperial Capital previously, so you don't know about the family matter of that poor wretch, no, sister-in-law.

"At the age of ten, after she got a stepmother, her glorious status of being the young missy and the only heir of the Mu family was stripped and she became a Cinderella. That stepmother is truly wicked, indeed. Not only did she not treat sister-in-law well, but she was even kicked out of the house penniless later on."

His forehead creased. "Where's her father and grandma?"

"Her father is a notorious coward; in modern day's words, a mommy's boy who listens to everything his mother says. The matriarch prefers male descendants, and his newly wedded wife gave birth to a son.

"It's all good now, though. Now that she's married to you, her family is surely fawning over her and regretful of their past actions."

After Gong Zeye left, he thought about how his wife allowed her sister to move in with them despite her reluctance. This probably meant that she was currently still under the mercy of her family. At the thought of how he got someone to send Mu Kexin back home last night…

He picked up his phone to give Mu Huan a call.

The woman had just left the hospital when she saw his incoming call. It was only after taking several deep breaths and buying herself an ice cream from a nearby store that she answered her phone.

"Where are you at? Why did you take so long to answer the call?" the man questioned with a frown.

She licked a mouthful of the ice cream. "I didn't hear the phone ringing. I was buying ice cream just moments ago."

He heard her licking the ice cream from the other end. "…"

"Why are you looking for me, Hubby?"

"Did your family make things difficult for you after I got someone to send your sister home?"

"They're feeling a little disgruntled, but it's not like they can do anything about it! You're the one who had her sent home, after all! Thank you, Hubby!"

From her voice, it did not sound like she had been bullied by her family in any way. Instead, she seemed to be very proud and high-spirited. "I'll be back home late tonight, so you can just go to bed early."

Needing time to think about her upcoming course of action tonight, she, therefore, asked, "My best friend had a break-up and is crying buckets. Can I go to her place tonight to comfort her?"

The man instinctively disliked having her stay out overnight.

"She's my best friend. I need to be by her side at moments like this. Please? Pretty please…?"

He found himself unable to say no to her coy pleading. "Alright."

"Thank you, Hubby!" Her initially energetic voice, at the end of the call, immediately deflated and became filled with lethargy.

Even though she had her favorite albeit melted ice cream in hand, she had no desire to eat it.